Keith and Erica are getting married in Brooklyn on May 9. And they really, really want Aziz Ansari to be there. So much that one of their groomsmen started a Tumblr where people from all around the world have joined in their plea: Get Aziz Ansari to our wedding—or at least get him to send us a wedding card. Damn it. In the bride’s words: “My fiance, Keith, and I LOOOOVE Aziz. We’ve watched all of his movies, shows, and stand-up, and got to see the most recent show at Madison Square Garden last fall. He just gets us, man. We always joked that he would be the best celebrity to just hang out with and have drinks with. So what more epic hang than our upcoming wedding?! We figure he lives in NYC and could just pop over the East River to Brooklyn, so we put our social media wheels in motion with #SorryNotAnsari” Here’s a sampling from the site: Since Erica’s in the wedding industry—one of the owners of event design studio Tinsel & Twine—obviously the wedding’s going to be epic. “But it will be exponentially epic and exciting,” she says, “if, no WHEN, Aziz Ansari joins the read more

Just like Hermione was always able to successfully wrangle Ron and Harry into joining her intelligently laid-out plans (her time-travel rescue mission in Prisoner of Azkaban was one of my favorites, but that's for another time), it appears Emma Watson is equally successful at getting men to heed her #HeForShe feminist rally cry. We first saw Joseph Gordon Levitt adorably express his support, and now, one of our favorite Parks and Recreation employees has joined in: Aziz Ansari. I'm 100 percent on board with anyone—male or female—championing equal rights, but Ansari (staying true to his comedic form) delivers a powerful message sprinkled with a hint of playful humor that might just be the best declaration of feminism yet (not that it's a competition). Appearing on the Late Show With David Letterman, Ansari not only helps distill feminism down to its most basic and important root ("It just means someone who believes men and women have equal rights") but also proves to us just how *ridiculous* it is to not call yourself a feminist for fear of "some woman [who] is gonna start yelling" at you. "If you believe that men and women have equal rights, if someone asks if you're read more

Exciting news: Aziz Ansari is working on a book about modern romance with NYU professor Eric Klinenberg. And if you want a little preview into the kind of stuff you can expect to read in it, you're in luck, because he's reaching out to the Reddit community with questions about being single, dating, social media, falling in love, and marriage. Some of the answers may be used in his book, so head on over and submit your best stories for your 15 minutes of sort-of fame. Here are a few highlights of the questions from the subreddit and some answers that made me laugh because they were hilarious, true, or just a tad suck-up-ish. Question: "What's the best first text you've ever received from a guy/girl after meeting at a bar or social event?" "I'm deleting your number because I don't like the look of your area code" Shallowness to a whole 'nother level. I met her at a bar in town, 2-3 AM after getting her number I drunkenly text her, "I'm that tall guy you made out with." In the morning I woke up to a message that said, "which tall guy?" I was incredibly impressed with read more

Of all the things James Franco has tried, the thing he might be best at, I've decided, is being a good sport as comedians absolutely tear him apart. The Comedy Central Roast of James Franco, which aired last night, was one of my favorite of the network's takedowns ever—not just because it had a cool-kid cast, but also because Franco seemed to have no problem grinning his way through the hailstorm of insults. (If you needed further evidence that this man possesses not a drop of insecurity: Even as each and every comic touched on his classic heavy-lidded stare, he never once attempted to open his eyes wider.) I'm skipping the gay stuff (rampant) and the Oscars stuff (except for Franco's rebuttal to the ubiquitous "you sucked at it" jokes) to share with you my favorite zings from the night, some of which weren't even about Franco: "I'm from Palo Alto, yet nobody questions why I talk like I'm from 1940s Brooklyn." —Nick Kroll, re: Franco's voice "You know, you always hear George Clooney and other big movie stars saying, 'My philosophy on making movies is: one for them, and one for me.' But not my guy James...he has his read more

It's been an exciting week, hasn't it? Lots of Twitter-worthy news happening, so let's get to it, shall we? (We will, but you'll have to get through a couple of random-funny tweets first. You'll like 'em.) It's OK, Chrissy Teigen. We're here for you. guys i bought a pair of overall shorts and i didn't tell you and now i just feel bad and confused and sad— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) June 23, 2013 In which Rob Delaney brilliantly one-ups Aaron Carter: I'm a 6th degree black belt in #snuggling. RT @AARONCARTER: I'm a 6th degree black belt in Muay Thai.— rob delaney (@robdelaney) June 24, 2013 Aziz Ansari is overwhelmed. I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH ALL THE SCANDALS, CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A LIST OF WHAT TO BE MAD ABOUT— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) June 25, 2013 And as you might have heard, the Supreme Court ruled DOMA unconstitutional! Tons of celebs we're pumped up about the decision, but these tweets from Billy Eichner and actor/comedian Jeremy Rowley were spot-on. I'm still very angry that Crash beat Brokeback Mountain at the Oscars and nothing will ever change that.— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 26, 2013 There's gonna be a lotta celebratory sex read more

The 57th presidential inauguration was an occasion filled with moving speeches, historic moments, and--yay!--super-funny tweets. Mostly about Michelle Obama's new bangs. In all caps. WHY ISN’T THERE A NETWORK DEVOTED *ONLY* TO MICHELLE OBAMA’S BANGS. THAT’S ALL ANYONE CARES ABOUT.— rob delaney (@robdelaney) January 21, 2013 Naturally, a Twitter account for the FLOTUS's new 'do popped up. I AM DRUNK WITH POWER!— Mrs. Obama's Bangs (@FirstLadysBangs) January 21, 2013 Moving away from politics (or whatever), we got these little gems from Aziz Ansari and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon writer Jen Statsky. Shoutout to the dude who created those gummy bears that are multivitamins. You are a national hero sir.— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 21, 2013 One fun thing to do is take your iPod headphones, rub them together like paddles, yell "CLEAR!" and pretend you're saving a mouse's life.— Jen Statsky (@jenstatsky) January 21, 2013 And finally, I just don't think anyone should continue on with their day without seeing this Throwback Thursday pic from Jonah Hill. Throw Back Thursday me and my friends. I'm on the left: twitter.com/JonahHill/stat — Jonah Hill (@JonahHill) January 24, 2013 Which tweets were you loving this week about Michelle's bangs (or other things)? read more

You guys know how much I love my trivia! And you know that I love playing trivia with celebs even more, so see how the casts of Girls, Modern Family,The Big Bang Theory, and more did answering everything there is to know about the Emmy Awards! read more

Celeste and Jesse Forever is for sure on our must-see list this month, and apparently it was on a ton of celebs,' too. They turned out en masse last night for an NYC screening and after party at the Hotel Chantelle, which is where some serious photo magic got started. read more

A little over three years ago, if you chatted me up about things like "molecular gastronomy" and "locally sourced restaurants" or Bobby Flay you would get a blank stare back from me. I didn't know a Michelin Guide recommended restaurant from a plain old chain. And then I met my "foodie" husband who introduced me to things like Iron Chef and the Food Network and got me as excited to one day land a reservation at a Thomas Keller restaurant as I would be to score sold-out concert tickets. read more

That Can Be My Next Tweet analyzes your (or your favorite celeb's) previous tweets and combines them to predict what might be posted next. The results are hilarious nonsense, so of course I had to try it out on some Twitter-happy celebrities. read more

As a huge Parks and Recreation fan, I’m drawn to anything and everything Aziz Ansari. I mean, c’mon, a guy who calls chicken parmesan “chickie chickie parm parm” is worth keeping around...at least for a date or two. (And I’m not the only one who feels this way...there’s an entire blog dedicated to Aziz’s Tom Haverford-isms.) read more

Need a little something-something to jazz up your Wednesday? How about a fun round of Would You Rather? Today’s big question is this: would you rather date a funny guy or a guy who can sing? Things to consider read more